Delta Air Lines Reports April Traffic

May 7, 2010

ATLANTA, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported traffic results for April 2010. System traffic in April 2010 decreased 2.2 percent compared to April 2009 on a 4.1 percent decrease in capacity. Load factor increased 1.6 points to 83.0 percent.

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Domestic traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year on a 1.0 percent decrease in capacity. Domestic load factor increased 1.1 points to 84.2 percent. International traffic decreased 6.3 percent year over year on an 8.9 percent decrease in capacity, and load factor increased 2.2 points to 80.8 percent.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.

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Delta Air Lines Monthly Traffic Results (a) April 2010 April 2009 Change ---------- ---------- ------ RPMs (000): Domestic 9,677,232 9,645,522 0.3% Mainline 7,607,173 7,574,981 0.4% Regional 2,070,059 2,070,541 (0.0%) International 5,407,609 5,770,954 (6.3%) Latin America 968,232 960,364 0.8% Mainline 940,224 944,503 (0.5%) Regional 28,008 15,861 76.6% Atlantic 2,901,359 3,511,233 (17.4%) Pacific 1,538,018 1,299,357 18.4% System 15,084,841 15,416,476 (2.2%) ASMs (000): Domestic 11,490,265 11,605,422 (1.0%) Mainline 8,878,222 8,873,024 0.1% Regional 2,612,043 2,732,398 (4.4%) International 6,688,660 7,344,263 (8.9%) Latin America 1,291,915 1,271,305 1.6% Mainline 1,254,575 1,247,277 0.6% Regional 37,340 24,028 55.4% Atlantic 3,482,043 4,409,650 (21.0%) Pacific 1,914,702 1,663,308 15.1% System 18,178,925 18,949,685 (4.1%) Load Factor Domestic 84.2% 83.1% 1.1 pts Mainline 85.7% 85.4% 0.3 pts Regional 79.3% 75.8% 3.5 pts International 80.8% 78.6% 2.2 pts Latin America 74.9% 75.5% (0.6) pts Mainline 74.9% 75.7% (0.8) pts Regional 75.0% 66.0% 9.0 pts Atlantic 83.3% 79.6% 3.7 pts Pacific 80.3% 78.1% 2.2 pts System 83.0% 81.4% 1.6 pts Passengers Boarded 13,341,196 13,433,232 (0.7%) Mainline Completion Factor 98.8% 99.3% (0.5) pts Cargo Ton Miles (000): Passenger Cargo 172,094 122,428 40.6% Freighter Cargo 0 46,150 (100.0%) System 172,094 168,578 2.1%

Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.

Delta Air Lines Year To Date Traffic Results (a) April 2010 April 2009 Change ---------- ---------- ------ RPMs (000): Domestic 36,263,862 36,461,316 (0.5%) Mainline 28,431,514 28,691,805 (0.9%) Regional 7,832,348 7,769,511 0.8% International 21,185,974 21,912,291 (3.3%) Latin America 4,441,819 4,337,420 2.4% Mainline 4,342,373 4,264,559 1.8% Regional 99,446 72,861 36.5% Atlantic 10,223,568 11,448,264 (10.7%) Pacific 6,520,587 6,126,607 6.4% System 57,449,836 58,373,607 (1.6%) ASMs (000): Domestic 44,649,974 45,578,929 (2.0%) Mainline 34,448,456 34,966,567 (1.5%) Regional 10,201,518 10,612,362 (3.9%) International 26,825,090 29,102,545 (7.8%) Latin America 5,747,451 5,702,675 0.8% Mainline 5,613,037 5,591,122 0.4% Regional 134,414 111,553 20.5% Atlantic 13,256,531 15,920,873 (16.7%) Pacific 7,821,108 7,478,997 4.6% System 71,475,064 74,681,474 (4.3%) Load Factor Domestic 81.2% 80.0% 1.2 pts Mainline 82.5% 82.1% 0.4 pts Regional 76.8% 73.2% 3.6 pts International 79.0% 75.3% 3.7 pts Latin America 77.3% 76.1% 1.2 pts Mainline 77.4% 76.3% 1.1 pts Regional 74.0% 65.3% 8.7 pts Atlantic 77.1% 71.9% 5.2 pts Pacific 83.4% 81.9% 1.5 pts System 80.4% 78.2% 2.2 pts Passengers Boarded 49,894,311 50,743,178 (1.7%) Cargo Ton Miles (000): Passenger Cargo 681,127 480,633 41.7% Freighter Cargo 0 168,614 (100.0%) System 681,127 649,247 4.9%

Endnote:

(a) Results include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements.

SOURCE Delta Air Lines